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Like many others, I ordered some at $1 apiece, cu 
but have since concluded that a grape possess- in 
ing such excellent qualities could not, or Bii 
would not, bo sold at so low a price, and have asl 
suspected fraud. Now, can you give me 
any information concerning these grapes, W i 
whether they are as represented and worthy 0 r 
of cultivation.” cu 
An'S. _We do not remember to have heard 
oftho “Owassoe.” The Monroe originated w 
with EIHvangor & Barry. Tt is a good wine hf 
grapo, we believe, ripening with Hartford p ( 
Prolific. No claim is mado that it possesses aj 
superior keeping qualities. The Jefferson is 
one of Ricketts’s hybrids—but it will not keep 
as the agent states. We would never order a 
plant through an unknown agent. 
G. H. C., Campbell, Minn., asks, 1, which are n) 
the best and most economical creamer and ^ 
churn for a private dairy; 2, the address of Q| 
Professor A. E. Blount; 3, where can the 
Orange Potato be obtained. I . 
4ns.—1. There are several excellent cream- gi 
ers and churns, either of which would give y 
satisfaction. T n creamers we can recommend 
the Ferguson Bureau Creamery, made by 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington, Vt.; ^ 
the Cooley Creamer, made by the Vermont ' 
Farm Machine Co,, Bellows Falls, Vt.; the . 
Wooster Creamer, made by M. D. Chapin, ( 
Poultney, Vt.; the Movseley & Stoddard 
Creamer, made by the firm of the same name, 
Poultney, Vt,, und the Channel Can, made by 11 
W. E. Lincoln, at Warren, Mass. Among 
churns, the Rectangular Churn, made by Cor- i 
nisli & Curtis, Fort Atkinson, Wis., is as good f 
as any. Charles P. Willard, 20 La Salle St., s 
Chicago, will supply any creamer or churn r 
ordered. 3, Agricultural College, Fort Col- r 
lins, Colorado. 3. We do not know. f 
G. W. II., Paducah, Ky., says a man is 
traveling thereabouts selling what he calls ( 
Nile or Johnson Grass at a high price, and do- , 
daring that it is superior to any other for 
abundance of yield and excellence as hay and 
pasturage. ( 
Ans. —It is Sorghum haleponse, a perennial 
grass of which the Ritual has often spoken at 
length. The root stocks take full possession of 
tho soil and it is very difficult to get rid of 
them when once established. We have seen 
it growing in several parts of tho South. It 
grows to the bight of from four to ten feet, 
according to fertility of tho soil. Cattle are I 
fond of it. It may be cut several times dur¬ 
ing tho year. It has been before the public 
for a number of years, and has met with only 
a moderate amount of favor; were it so su¬ 
perior to tho other grass- s, as si at ed by that 
traveling man, it would ere this have been far 
more extensively Introduced. 
S. V. G., West View, Pa., asks, 1, whether 
there is any patent on the common wind¬ 
mill. 
Ans. —What is meant by “the common 
wind-mill ? The commonest—in the sense of 
the most frequently met with -wind mills 
nowadays are patented; that is to say, some 
one or more parts of them are “ protected ” 
by a patent. If the old fashioned wind mill 
of our grandfathers, of tho Dutch canals and 
of Don Quixote hostility, is meant, that, is de 
cidedly unpatented—hut in building one care 
must be taken to follow the old models 
closely; for if any improvements are made 
upon them, ten to one the improvements, how 
ever original with the builder, will infringe 
on some patent of yesterday or the day before. 
TP. L. II , asks whether there are “weather 
indicators” for sale, that will foretell the 
weather correctly 24 hours ahead. 
Ans.—N o. The Signal Service Reports are 
very nearly correct in forecasting the general 
character of the weather over large areas for 
the next 24 hours or so; but they are not for sale, 
and in most parts of the country they cannot 
he obtained through the newspapers until 
after tho whole or greater part of the time 
covered by their predictions has passed. 
Skillful observation of a good barometer and 
thermometer would also afford a. pretty safe 
presage of the weather for about 34 hours; 
but experience, knowledge and judgment are 
needed to be aide to make skillful observations. 
J, T., St Louis, Mo., asks, l, what is the dif¬ 
ference between Winter and Spring wheats; 
2, would Sp. ing wheat bo likely to succeed in 
Southern Illinois. 
Ans.— 1. There issolittlo difference between 
Spring and Winter wheats that most of the 
former may be changed into the latter. We 
are also of the opinion that tho rule will work 
both ways to a. greater extent than is gener¬ 
ally supposed. As Spring wheats do not thrive 
well at the Rural farm, we cannot speak from 
experience as to them. Of course, a Spring 
wheat must be hardy enough to endure the 
Winter climate when sown in tho Full, else it 
must prove a failure. 2. Wo should say not. 
D. W. S., Ontario, N. Y., has an orchard 
of 200 apple trees, some of which have been 
planted 20 years, and tho rest 15 years. Some 
are on saudy soil; some on a heavy loam, and 
until the last throe years the ground had been 
cultivated under beans and potatoes; now it is 
in grass, but the trees—mostly Greenings and 
Baldwins—bear but little fruit, and our friend 
asks how ho should treat them. 
Ans.—I f the trees are growing vigorously 
we would advise leaving them in grass a year 
or two longer, but tho grass should be kept 
cut close or fed off by sheep, which is better. 
A. I)., New Annan, Nova Scotia, asks, 1, n 
where seed of the White Elephant Potato can I ^_ 
be obtained; 2, where “seed" of the Grange 
Potato can be had; and 3 , whether wo know 
anything of the merits of Pride of the Field. I 
Ans.— 1. Of any leading seedsmen. 2. I jj 
Please examine tho catalogues announced in 
our advertising columns and noted editoriully I j 
under “ Catalogues, etc Received.” We do I E 
not know who offers the Grange Potato at 1 
this time. 3. Wo have not tested the Pride 
of the Field. 
W. C. H., Otisco Centre, N. Y., asks what 
is the best work on growing an orchard and I 
small fruit culture—a work which gives ad- I 
vice best adapted to that section. I 1 
Ans. —Barry’s Fruit Garden; price $2.o0, I (j 
give-s instructions for the treatment of or- I • 
chard and small fruits. Fuller’s Small Fruit '' 
Culturist, price $1.50, treats only of small V 
fruits. Both can tie obtained through the 
American News Co., Chambers St., N Y. I n . 
S. A. McK., Loom HI, hul, asks where can oi 
he obtain Blount’s White Prolific Corn. I . 
Ans.— This variety is now so widely dissem- I y 
inated. owing Chiefly to the Ruhai.’s Free I Q 
Seed Distribution, that all large seedsmen can ^ 
supply it. Order their catalogues as they are 
noticed in the Rural; they will be furnished 
gratis, as a rule, and will give much useful in- E 
formation on this and other matters. I 11 
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II. IF. S„ Wilkcsburre, Pa., asks the names H 
of some excellent varieties of potatoes for I ^ 
early market und where they can he obtained. I 
I Ans—B eauty of Hebron, Early Ohio and I H 
ijarly Vermont are among the best and onrli- I j 
>st. They can be obtained most conveniently I i 
>y you from Land re th Sons, Philadelphia, I i 
Pa. I i 1 
J. L. TV., Oneida, N. Y. asks which would < 
:>e the more profitable—loaf mold at $1 per I 
lord, or muck at 50c. per cord. 
4ns.—T t is unfortunate that the word muck I 
loes not mean anything in particular. We ( 
ure willing to hazard the answer that we I ( 
should much prefer the leaf-mold at one dol- I 
iar per cord. I j 
L. K., Shepardsville, Mich., asks which are I 
the ten best varieties of early potatoes. 
Ans.— We don’t know of ten good early 
varieties. Would mention Beauty of Hebron, 
Early Rose, Early Ohio, Alpha, Rose or 
American Magnum Banum, Early Vermont, I 
Early Snowflake, WhPe Star. 
D. H A, Etna, N. Y., asks the names of 
the earliest varieties of sweet corn and where I 
he can obtain the seed. 
Ans —Earlv Minnesota, Early Narragan- I 
sett, Early Marblehead. Seeds can be ob- I 
tained from all seedsmen. Send for seeds- I 
men’s catalogue, notices of which appear in I 
the Rural. 
J. L , Deckertown, N. ./., asks where can ho 
get Clark’s No. 1 Potato, which originated in 
New Hampshire, and is said to be a week oar- I 
lier than the Early Rose. 
Ans.—O f Thorburn & Co., 15 John Street, I 
New York. Price, *3 per bushel, or $<i per 
barrel. 
U. O. IF., Independence -, Mo., wants to 
know if tbo largest premium is for the largest I 
yield, and the next largest premium for the 
next largest, und so on. 
Ans.—Y es. 
IF. jlf., Burr Oak, Mich., asks whether I 
there is more than one kind of Winter rye. 
Ans.—W e know of only two varieties of I 
rye—Winter and Spring. 
F. A., Chctopa, Kan., asks where can he 
get a quantity of seed of the Rural Heavy 
Dent Corn. 
L , Ans.—N owhere. It is not for sale. 
• O. K. D .. Hampton, la., asks the value of 
Foxtail seed for feeding stock. The elevators 
i; thereabouts are “ full ” of it. 
n ANS.- -We don’t know—who does ? 
A. R., Clayton, Mich , asks where can he 
n g e t the Marlboro Seedling Raspberry. 
e ans.— From A. J. Caywood, Marlboro, 
? N. Y. 
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